Shiro Kuramata, Early 'How High the Moon' two-seater sofa
designed 1986, produced 1987
Nickel-plated steel mesh, nickel-plated steel.
72.5 x 155.5 x 82.5 cm (28 1/2 x 61 1/4 x 32 1/2 in.)
Manufactured by Terada Tekkojo for Idée, Tokyo, Japan. Together with letters addressed to the present owner from Mieko Kuramata and Kyoko Higa.
Provenance
Mr. S. Kugaten, Tokyo, acquired directly from the retailer, Idee shop, Aoyama, Tokyo, 1987
Kyoko Higa, Tokyo, gifted from the above, 1987
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1996
Literature
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Essays & Writings, London, 2013, pp. 102, 114, 139-40, 161 for the armchair version of the model
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, pp. 340, 346 for the armchair version of the model
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designed 1986, produced 1987
Nickel-plated steel mesh, nickel-plated steel.
72.5 x 155.5 x 82.5 cm (28 1/2 x 61 1/4 x 32 1/2 in.)
Manufactured by Terada Tekkojo for Idée, Tokyo, Japan. Together with letters addressed to the present owner from Mieko Kuramata and Kyoko Higa.
Provenance
Mr. S. Kugaten, Tokyo, acquired directly from the retailer, Idee shop, Aoyama, Tokyo, 1987
Kyoko Higa, Tokyo, gifted from the above, 1987
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1996
Literature
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Essays & Writings, London, 2013, pp. 102, 114, 139-40, 161 for the armchair version of the model
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, pp. 340, 346 for the armchair version of the model
